Brush.



0. Z. MOKINNEY.

BRUSH. APPLIUATION FILED JAN.B, 1910.

9mm} 1., Patented 001;. 4, 1910.

TINTTED STATES EPATEN T @TTTQE.

CHARLES Z. MCKINNEY, OF CANTON, OHIO.

BRUSH.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES Z. MCKIN- NEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio,have invented new and useful Improvements in Brushes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in brushes and has particularreference to a device of that kind adapted to be applied to the sweatband of a hat while the latter is on the head of the wearer so that whenit is necessary to remove dust from the hat the brush may be detachedfrom its position on the sweat band when the operation of brushing thehat is performed.

One object of the invention is the provision of a device which willpresent no bulging appearance when in position on the sweat band nor inany way contact with the head of the wearer of the hat.

A further object is the provision of a hat brush provided with animproved form of clamping means, whereby it may be readily attached toand detached from the sweat band.

WVith these and other objects in view, which will more fully hereinafterappear, the present invention consists in certain novel details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointedout in the appended claims; it being understood that various changes inthe form, proportion, size, and minor details of the device may be made,within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the in- Vent-ion.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the speeification:Figure1 is a transverse section of a hat showing my device in end elevationand applied to the sweat band. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective of thedevice. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to designate correspondingparts throughout.

The hat is designated in general by the numeral 5, and the sweat band bythe numeral 6. Since these parts form no part of the subject matter ofthe present invention Specification of Letters Patent. Application filedJanuary 8, 1910.

Patented Get. a, 1910. Serial No. 537,008.

a detail description of the same need not be given.

The stock of the brush is designated by the numeral 7 and made of woodor other suitable material, being oblong in contour and provided withthe usual bristles 8.

What will subsequently be termed a shield is designated by the numeral9. This member is preferably formed of a single piece of sheet metalbent at its longitudinal center so as to be substantially right angularin cross section. The sides of the shield are designated by the numerals10 and 11 and are designed to bear on the top and one side of the stock.

Clamping members by means of which the device is secured to the hat bandperform the additional function of a handle by means of which the brushmay be passed back and forth over the hat.

lVhat will subsequently be termed an inner clamping member is preferablyformed of a single piece of resilient wire bent into substantially aU-shape the opposite limbs of which are'designated by the numerals 12and 13 and the cross piece connecting the said limbs by the numeral 14.The terminals of these limbs are insertible through openings formed inthe shield and at the juncture of the sides thereof, whereby the saidterminals will be arranged between the inner face of the shield andadjacent side of the stock so that when the shield is positioned asshown in the drawings it will operate to hold the said clamping memberagainst displacement.

The outer clamping member is preferably formed of a single pieceof'resilient wire bent into substantially a U-shape and considerablylarger than the inner clamping member. The opposite limbs of the outerclamping member are designated by the numerals 15 and 16 and the crosspiece connecting the said limbs is designated by the numeral 17. Theterminals of the limbs 15 and 16 of the outer clamping member areinsertible through openings formed in the shield and in alinement forthe reception of the limbs 12 and 13 of the inner clamping member. \Viththis construction it is evident that the limbs of both clamping memberswill be parallel. and arranged in the same plane, with the outerclamping mem ber overlying and spaced from the inner clamping member.The cross pieces 14 and 17 connecting the limbs of the clamping membersare preferably arcuate in contour so as to conform to the configurationof the sweat band to which they are applied.

In the application of the device and when it is desired to secure thesame to the sweat band the end of the outer or larger clamping member isplaced over the inner surface of the sweat band after which the deviceis moved downwardly until the end of the inner clamping member bears onthe edge of the sweat band, after which the said inner clamping memberis moved slightly outward whereby an opening is presented for thereception of the edge of the sweat band. The device may be now moveddownward for any required distance after which the clamping members arereleased whereby they clamp the sweat band between them by their ownresiliency. By forming the clamping members of different lengths andwidths, the inner or shorter clamping member will not bear on the outeror larger clamping member when the device is positioned on thesweat-band, whereby the formation of a bulge on the sweat-band whichwould decrease the size of the head opening of the hat will beprevented.

From the foregoing, it can be seen I have provided a device which iscomparatively simple in structure and inexpensive in manufacture andwhich may be applied to most forms of sweat bands now in use.

I claim A hat brush comprising a stock an angular-shaped shield fixedlysecured to one side and the top of said stock, a U-shaped clampingmember having the terminals of its opposite ends extending through thatside of the shield bearing on the top of the stock and fixedly securedbetween the opposite side of the shield and adjacent surface of thestock a second U-shaped clamping member of greater length than thefirst-named clamping member and overlying and spaced from the saidfirst-named clamping member, having the terminals of its opposite limbsfixedly secured between the shield and stock and adjacent to andparallel with the terminals of the first-named member, the structurebeing such that when the outer ends of said members are sprung inopposite directions an opening will be presented for the side of asweat-band.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NELL MCKINNEY, LOUIS MCKINNEY. k

